PRUINOSE


Meaning of PRUINOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprü-ə-ˌnōs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin pruinosus covered with hoarfrost, from pruina hoarfrost — more at freeze

Date: circa 1826

: covered with whitish dust or bloom

pruinose stems

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